Recent Mentions on Blogs

Rohans Blog: Walk The Line (DVD) Review

May 13, 2008
Nominated for five Academy Awards, and winner of the Oscar for Best Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Walk The Line chronicles the life and times of legendary country music star Johnny Cash with an intense, and sometimes dark, intimacy. Following on the heels of the previous year?s Oscar Award-winning picture Ray, based on the life of Ray Charles, I entered the theater under the mistaken impression that Walk The Line would be a cookie-cutter attempt to capitalize on the various themes of that pictur...

desertbeacon.blogspot.com: The Sunday Deck Bass

May 11, 2008
Mother?s Day or not, it?s time for the infamous DB Sunday Deck Bass; that highly unsought, utterly uncoveted, award from northern Nevada acknowledging the flipping and flopping of major figures in American contemporary life. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) secures our first nomination for an explanation of Roadblock Republican filibusters so tangled it conjures images of Boy Scout knot-tying practice sessions. The details are available at the Carpetbagger Report. A nomination...

mirln.blogspot.com: MIRLN 20 April - 10 May 2008 (v11.06)

May 10, 2008
**************Introductory Note********************** MIRLN (Misc. IT Related Legal News) is a free product for members of the American Bar Association?s Cyberspace Law Committee, et al., and is produced by www.KnowConnect.com. Members of the ABA Cyberspace Law Committee automatically receive MIRLN postings (about every third week); members can manage their subscriptions at http://www.abanet.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=CL320000 (find the ?Listserves? box; MIRLN comes through the CLCC-MEMS lis...

bearingdrift.com: Will Sen. John Miller?s transportation plan gain any traction?

May 9, 2008
A few week?s back, Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News) proposed in a column in the Daily Press moving container traffic off of I-64 by banning container trucks from the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and constructing a container tunnel from the Norfolk International Terminals (on the east bank of the Elizabeth) to Craney Island (on the west bank ? Sen. Webb, you know where that is now, right?). You might recall that Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA02) worked with the Army Corps of Engineers to create an eas...

bearingdrift.com: Will Sen. John Miller?s transportation plan gain any traction?

May 9, 2008
A few week?s back, Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News) proposed in a column in the Daily Press moving container traffic off of I-64 by banning container trucks from the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and constructing a container tunnel from the Norfolk International Terminals (on the east bank of the Elizabeth) to Craney Island (on the west bank ? Sen. Webb, you know where that is now, right?). You might recall that Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA02) worked with the Army Corps of Engineers to create an eas...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Southern Idaho Business: Idaho superdelegate backs Obama in 2008 Democratic race

May 13, 2008
By JOHN MILLER BOISE, Idaho - Idaho's last uncommitted superdelegate gave his support to Sen. Barack Obama on Monday. State Democratic Party Chairman R.

In-Forum: ND man beat odds in US Senate run challenge

May 11, 2008
Although trounced by Republican John Miller by 14000 votes, he ran again in 1891 against Republican Andrew Burke and, this time, lost by only 600 votes.

Seattle Times: Areva plans to build $2 billion uranium plant in Idaho

May 6, 2008
, United States - By JOHN MILLER AP Writer French-owned energy services company Areva NC Inc. will build a $2 billion uranium enrichment plant near the eastern Idaho city of ...

Daily Press: Search dailypress.com Web enhanced by

May 3, 2008
State Sen. John Miller, D-Newport News, said lawmakers need to pressure local elected officials to revise the priority list. "They are wedded to that list ...

Daily Press: GOP activist Paul Jost relocating to Florida

May 3, 2008
Jost had been a polarizing figure in the GOP who ran afoul of party moderates in 2003 by challenging state Sen. Thomas K. Norment Jr. of James City in a ...

• SB277
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (2-Y 9-N)
  
  : Electoral College; votes therein shall be allocated by popular vote for President & Vice President.
• SB279
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.
• SB280
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Finance
  
  : Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include EnergyStar-rated fluorescent light bulbs.
• SB281
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Offender registration; local law-enforcement agencies may charge fee.
• SB282
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Newport News Economic Development Authority; powers.
• SB283
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 695 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Real estate tax; authorizes certain counties & cities to adopt income limit for elderly & disabled.
• SB514
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)
  
  : Health, Department of; established as radiation control agency.
• SB676
  Introduced: January 14, 2008
  Status: Committee substitute printed 083538275-S1
  
  : Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; abolishes Authority, taxes, etc., dedicated to operation.
• SB700
  Introduced: January 16, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)
  
  : Neighborhood Assistance Act; changes tax credit program.
• SJ59
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Constitutional amendment; establishing Redistricting Commission (first reference).
• SJ60
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Constitutional amendment; assessment of real property for tax purposes (first reference).
• SJ61
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Public schools; joint subcommittee to study ways to promote reading proficiency & comprehension.
• SJ81
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Homeowners; Dept of Tax. to study implications of income tax credit based upon property taxes.
• SJ112
  Introduced: January 14, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ112ER)
  
  : Commending NASA on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• SJ152
  Introduced: January 31, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ152ER)
  
  : Commending Steven R. Staples.
• SJ210
  Introduced: February 20, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ210ER)
  
  : Commending the Menchville High School marching band.
• SJ260
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ260ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Hughes Westcott Cunningham.
• SJ261
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ261ER)
  
  : Commending the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and its alumni.